Mary Henry Diary Entries, January-February 1861, on the Congressional Debates

ID: SIA2013-02715 and SIA2013-02716 and SIA2013-02717 and SIA2013-02718

Creator: Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903

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Date: January-February 1861

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 51, Folder: 3

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Summary

Entry from the diary of Mary Henry, daughter of Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, describing debates in the U.S. Congress prior to the secession of the Southern states. Mary observed the debates from the visitors' gallery.

Subject

  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • United States Congress

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

For the fully digitized diaries see negative numbers SIA2013-02704 through SIA2013-02816 (Diary 1858-1863) and negative numbers SIA2013-01937 through SIA2013-02126 (Diary 1864-1868).

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 51, Folder: 3

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

  • January-February 1861
  • Civil War, 1861-1865

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Diaries
  • History

Place

  • United States
  • Washington (D.C.)

ID Number

SIA2013-02715 and SIA2013-02716 and SIA2013-02717 and SIA2013-02718

Physical description

Number of Images: 6 ; Color: Color ; Size: 7.9w x 10.2h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

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